| 释义 |
maintenance agreement
An agreement between spouses concerning their financial obligations to one another. Maintenance agreements are governed by the provisions of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973. Any clause that attempts to deny the right of either spouse to apply to a court for financial relief will be void, and the court has wide powers to vary the terms of maintenance agreements (see also marriage settlement). When one party has died the other spouse may apply to the court, under the special provisions for dependants, to have the terms of the agreement altered, but only if it was in writing. |